"I too have a sex problem," says women's downhill champ

"I too have a sex problem," said an oblivious Vonn. (Photo: Wikipedia.org)

OK, we've heard the old warning about throwing stones in a glass house. It doesn't require a reset and you don't need money now to buy lessons. However, now that Lindsey Vonn has two Olympic gold medals, she's either forgotten it or figured she's too otherworldly for the laws of media thermodynamics to apply.

Seriously, come on, woman. If the Tiger Woods apology teaches us anything, it's that even the titans can fall. You certainly wouldn't be alone in finding fault with Woods' delivery – he isn't a skilled public speaker – but he's clearly struggling with an addiction and wants to do right by his family now. Make fun of a man for pathological sexual indiscretions and tell the media you have a snow white image – but try not to pose in a bikini for Sports Illustrated next time.

OK, non-prude disclaimer time

I don't have a problem with women posing in swimsuits. I think much of America is suffocating inside a puritanical straitjacket because they are afraid to admit that the sexual aspects of the body are not things of which they should be ashamed. People are willing to pay Lindsey Vonn to pose, and she's willing to accept the money. It doesn't necessarily advance women's skiing, though. For some, it sets it back a pace – think of it as kind of a Danica Patrick syndrome. Once she starts winning on the NASCAR circuit, then she'll move out from behind the shadow of GoDaddy and other centerfold shoots. … click here to read the rest of the article titled "Tiger Woods apology aped by Lindsey Vonn"

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